June 11, 2014

Parenting Millennials: How are they doing? See the stats on their work, school and love lives.

Got a 27-year-old in the family? Wondering how this millennial-in-the-middle compares to his and her peers in terms of work, school and marriage? The Bureau of Labor Statistics has run the numbers and has data for you.

Its long-running survey (thank you, Census Bureau) of a group of Americans born in the early 1980s finds today's 27-year-old to be more educated than adults as a whole. A lot more of them have some college experience, more have earned at least a bachelor's degree, and fewer have dropped out of high school.

Regardless of education, most Americans in this group have lots of work experience. By the time they are 27, they have held about six jobs.

Source: Bureau Of Labor Statistics chart: Credit: Quoctrung Bui/NPR

In terms of hooking up, marriage style, women are more likely than men (by a large margin) to be married at age 27. Generally, people with more education are more likely to be married than those with less.

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Parenting Millennials: How are they doing? See the stats on their work, school and love lives.

Got a 27-year-old in the family? Wondering how this millennial-in-the-middle compares to his and her peers in terms of work, school and marriage? The Bureau of Labor Statistics has run the numbers and has data for you.

Its long-running survey (thank you, Census Bureau) of a group of Americans born in the early 1980s finds today's 27-year-old to be more educated than adults as a whole. A lot more of them have some college experience, more have earned at least a bachelor's degree, and fewer have dropped out of high school.

Regardless of education, most Americans in this group have lots of work experience. By the time they are 27, they have held about six jobs.

Source: Bureau Of Labor Statistics chart: Credit: Quoctrung Bui/NPR

In terms of hooking up, marriage style, women are more likely than men (by a large margin) to be married at age 27. Generally, people with more education are more likely to be married than those with less.